YA Fans: a huge thank you to everyone who attended our Date a Book Showcase 2025: Bloodsucker Edition.

It was fantastic to celebrate all things YA with you all, and we've put together some more fun in your digital goodie bag!

Here's what you'll find:

• Chapter samples from plenty of our favourites, both new and old - with bonus vampires wherever possible
• Extra author videos and letters, including from Adalyn Grace, C.G. Drews and Laini Taylor
• A full Q&A with the DAB team
• Our presentation slides (in case, you know, you're that keen)
• A survey about the event - there are prizes to win by filling it out!
• More information on all the upcoming titles we discussed

Weren't able to catch the us live, or just want to relive the memories? You can watch the presentation recording here - captioned version to come!

We had a request for the trivia and Q&A portion of the night, so that's here too if you're inclined to test your knowledge.

And to make sure you don't miss out on future Showcases and other events, be sure to sign up to the Date a Book Newsletter and follow us on social! Plus for your chance to read and review our titles before they publish, join us on NetGalley.

The Samplers

Looking for a new YA read? We've got you! Our samplers have the first chapters of nearly 30 different books, so there's sure to be something to take your fancy.

The Slides

Missed a detail? Just want to look at our vamp themed branding for awhile? Here you go!

The Survey

It's really helpful for us if you're able to fill this out - we've really appreciated the feedback previously, and it helped us improve this year's event! Plus, we have prizes to giveaway...

Fill it out here (it's only very quick, promise!)

The Author Content

We actually had so many fantastic author videos that we ran out of time to share them all! Hear more from Laini Taylor, Logan Karlie and Karen Comer below, and read letters from Adalyn Grace, C.G. Drews and Molly X Chang.

Letter from Adalyn Grace

Letter from C.G. Drews

Letter from Molly X Chang

The Q&A

Thank you for all your thoughtful questions! We picked some of our favourites to answer below, including our advice for getting into the industry, our fave reads for the year, our thoughts on literary awards and more....

Check out our Non Binary and Trans Reading List.

The Books!

Last but never least: check all the upcoming reads out below!